Lisa Yang Jewelry – Free Projects and Patterns: Taking Pictures Like a Pro with my Fancy Nikon DSLR Camera

 I’m wanting to know if I am overselling myself with the title of this article. I really don’t consider so. Soon after all, I’ve put in the better element of the very last thirty day period doing the job on knowledge fundamental photography ideas. My camera is certainly a fancy Nikon DSLR. And the pictures that I am using will be released in a print and online guide about earning wire wrap jewellery with beads, so they will have to be ‘like’ skilled images. Now that I have overanalyzed the title, let us get to the intent of this put up…Just capturing what I’ve figured out so far in scenario it can help anybody else AND so I know in which I’m at currently as I strive to improve.

Now, I have a established of four tabletop photography lights – two sets of these LINCO Photo Table Major Studio Lights Kits.  I am not 100% sold on my choice to do tabletop lights, but I am generating them function on my dining home desk. It really is a big table and I even now have issues with the stands slipping off when I am going factors all over. The stands are very strong, however, and I consider these are a wonderful excellent gentle setup for the money. It would almost certainly be much better if I was not seeking to preserve my pictures space on a single aspect of the desk and computer workspace on the other conclude.

I have got a few lights approximately at noon, 2:00 and 10:00, all with diffuser bonnets and the fourth gentle on a chair at 7:00, no diffuser.  I had to up grade the bulbs that arrived with the kit because they could not supply sufficient gentle. The lightbulbs I am using are 100 watt, 500 kelvin, 1490  lumens.  The lumens is the brightness, kelvin is the shade of the bulbs – heat vs. great. 500 is a small on the amazing facet.  The primary bulbs the lights came with were being 60 watt, 800 lumens and also 500k. The new kinds are noticeably brighter whilst I imagine that I could amp them up a different notch. It really is a big room with a substantial ceiling and I think that might be a component. That is why I established up a smaller lightbox inside of the location to comprise and reflect the mild.

The ‘lightbox’ is white poster board. A whole sheet in the center and 50 percent sheets taped on the sides so it is like a trifold.  It demonstrates the light back again properly. I also put on white shirts when I take photos to avoid absorbing light – while that is most likely overkill. I change off all the other lights in the room and the east dealing with window in the picture supplies diffuse normal light-weight. I can not acquire images in the early morning because the gentle is immediate from that window. 

The front two legs of the camera tripod are on the desk I sit in the middle below the tripod on a stool from Ikea. Like the stools also – they double as tables and stack so I have a bunch of them. Anyway, for this I am guaranteed there are other answers. The third leg of the tripod sits on an additional taller stool driving where by I sit. Would seem precarious, and it is a tiny bit – but it presents overhead pictures and that is the angle I like. There is enough area for me to sit easily and the angle of my camera does not get my head, hair or overall body in the pictures. I desire the photo experienced involved the digital camera, but I will try out to get a shot up coming time I established up.

The table is covered in gray paper because that is the desired background from the publisher. I didn’t like it at first because I’ve often chosen beige, but it’s growing on me. I use Fadeless Bulletin Board Paper,  48” x 50’in Pewter. I really like this paper and have it in white, tan, pink and grey. It is really good and thick, very good reliable coloration, and the rolls very last a extended, extensive time. I have always utilized this variety of paper to address my function tables. 

The cat is possibly underneath the table or on the table – for the reason that where else would the floof be? BTW, if you consider she’s adorable, she’s seriously the worst. Sweet with a fantastic purr, but hates to be cuddled. The worst blend. You can see what I signify about the morning light from the east window however. 

My laptop or computer is set up at the stop of the table. My most recent revelation is that I can connect the laptop to the camera without having going everything in the set up, just hook up the cord, down load, disconnect and go back to shooting or examining/editing. That has made a large variation in the way I do my operate. Earlier I was seeking to get all the images taken, then took the camera off the tripod to hook up and download, assessment and edit them all. Ugh. 

Doing the job on a single venture at a time is a lot less difficult for me and leaving everything in put to hook up is also so substantially less complicated. The only factor that could make it better is if I could assessment just about every photo on the laptop or computer monitor straight away right after I took it. Perhaps there is a way and I just have not found it but.

I made marks on the tripod legs for the digicam and lights so I can split this down and set it up all over again without having a lot problem

Now for my camera options. I have a extensive angle zoom lens which is likely not great but it is what I have to get the job done with. I use a focal duration of 80mm. 

The publisher indicates the pursuing options: ISO among 100-200 but can go as high as 400 if essential to boost gentle, F-Cease (aperture) among F8 to F16, and shutter pace (SS) in between 1/100 and 1/200 seconds.

My precise options are ISO 250, F6.3 and SS 1/125 – in some cases greater. These are all guide settings, so digicam is established to M, my ISO is set to 250 and there’s a extravagant tiny dial that will allow me to adjust the aperture and shutter pace (in unison) for every shoot.

Some other camera settings: NEF Raw and JPG format with Fine excellent, Impression Size is Large, White Equilibrium is Vehicle, Picture regulate is Std, Colour Room is Adobe RGB.

I’m however possessing some problems with depth of discipline and target. I have much less shadows and much better focus when I am holding the get the job done as opposed to flat. Will try to determine that out – but open to solutions.

A person other point to insert is the application I use for enhancing. It fundamentally arrived with the camera (as a disk- lol) but it is free for everyone to obtain.  It’s identified as Capture NX-D. I located it pretty speedy to find out and does a bunch of factors that I truly need to have to do – like making use of the identical adjustment options to a batch of shots. I have not uncovered enhancing software program I like since google dropped Picasa – and that is been a looong time. 

So, that is my mind dump on “skilled” picture taking for now. Truly feel free to give your enter on everything. This is all new to me and I’m open to sources and practical reviews. 

I will notify you much more about the e-book as I get extra finished, but it need to be offered just before the holiday seasons (November 2022) and the topic/title is wire wrap jewelry making with beads for novices. I am very thrilled about it, but also functioning my butt off on it.